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President Trump vetoes two bipartisan bills that  directly affect Colorado and Florida for what opponents call "retribution". (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

Trump veto bills may be "retribution"

CK Smith

The White House cited policy concerns, while opponents pointed to strained relationships with lawmakers and tribes

In a new investigation into the activities of Jan. 6, 2021, former investigator Jack Smith is recalled before the GOP-led committee to remind House members of the events that led up to and during that day almost five years ago. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Transcript reinforces Smith’s conclusion

CK Smith

Smith told the House committee the attack on the Capitol "does not happen" without Donald Trump’s role

Kristen Stewart directs Imogen Poots in "The Chronology of Water" (Andrejs Strokins)

Not every movie star should direct

Coleman Spilde

Kristen Stewart and Kate Winslet's debut features prove not every actor is cut out to step behind the camera

Pair of old ballet shoes hanging on a wall (ljupco / Getty Images)

Dance changed how I eat — for the better

Ashlie D. Stevens

This year, I chased sweat with sandwiches and discovered joy in hunger again

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which was recently renamed The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Trump’s cultural coup is doomed to fail

Heather Digby Parton

Artists are protesting Trump's Kennedy Center takeover — and creating art in defiance of his repression

VERNON, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 20: An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center (LOWER L) with closed-loop cooling system, amid warehouses on October 20, 2025 in Vernon, California. A surge in demand for AI infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country and around the globe. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

AI data centers' double-edged sword

Russell Payne

The data center buildout is papering over the economy most Americans are living with

The state of North Carolina flag, and United States flag fly on September 22, 2018 at BB&T Field in Wake Forrest, NC. (Photo by Brian Utesch/Getty Images)

GOP lawmakers reshape NC government

Doug Bock Clark - ProPublica

North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature has siphoned off some of the governor’s traditional powers

President Donald Trump at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump: Dems are "cheaters and thieves"

Alex Galbraith

The president spent the last day of 2025 attacking his enemies on social media

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An undated photograph of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein (Democrats on the House Oversight Committee)

Trump, Epstein fell out over masseuse

Alex Galbraith

A new report from the Wall Street Journal dives into the origin of a rift between Trump and Epstein

Swedish pop group ABBA has always been popular in Vietnam, with one song in particular holding particular poignancy (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Sergio Mendoza Hochmann / Gus Stewart)

The ABBA song that's huge in Vietnam

Hanh Nguyen

This one song by the Swedish group has a poignant, unexpected hold on the country

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The press helped Project 2025 succeed

Sophia Tesfaye

Mainstream media outlets dismissed Trump's ties to Project 2025. Now it's facing unprecedented crackdowns

Nick Fuentes, an avowed "intel" and white supremacist, speaks to supporters on June 15, 2024.

The right hit peak incel in 2025

Amanda Marcotte

From Mar-a-Lago face to Elon Musk, MAGA's sexual dysfunction exposed itself

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We must fight Trump's climate sabotage

Troy Farah

The antidote to climate despair is collective defiance

Tourists stand in front of the White House on September 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Trump admin: Reporters are "stalking" us

Charles Ornstein - ProPublica

Reporters trying to do their jobs were met accusations of intimidation and harassment by Team Trump

George Clooney attends the "Wolfs" photocall during the 81st Venice International Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on September 01, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Clooney: CBS should have told Trump off

Alex Galbraith

The "Good Night, and Good Luck" star worried about the future of the press in a new interview

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan holds a joint news conference with on February 18, 2024 in Ankara, Türkiye. (Yavuz Ozden/ dia images via Getty Images)

Zelenskyy: US might deploy troops

Alex Galbraith

The Ukrainian leader said Trump is weighing American troop involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war

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Karoline Leavitt speaks at the White House press briefing room in Washington DC, United States, on December 11, 2025. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The politics of a White House pregnancy

Andi Zeisler

Amid confrontations about who gets to be American, Leavitt’s pregnancy is weighted with subtext

A rustic Dutch oven filled with hearty stew (Audrey Patsiga / Getty Images)

One mindset shift for better cooking

Ashlie D. Stevens

Heading into the new year, give scrappy ingredients a chance

California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks with President Donald Trump as First Lady Melania Trump looks on after the First Couple's arrival at Los Angeles International Airport on January 24, 2025. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

The year of the blue state governors

Heather Digby Parton

The Democrats' congressional leadership dropped the ball. But the party's governors offered action and inspiration

Donald Trump VS the US Constitution (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's latest blitz on the Constitution

Austin Sarat

The president is trying to find a workaround to Biden's commutations — and the double jeopardy clause

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A member of the right-wing group Oath Keepers stands guard during a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on January 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

The Oath Keepers are coming back

Alexander Lowie - The Conversation

Years after the arrest of the group's leader, the far-right militia is returning

Chappell Roan performs on Day 3 of Outside Lands Festival 2024 at Golden Gate Park on August 11, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Steve Jennings/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Roan walks back Bardot tribute

Alex Galbraith

"Holy s**t I did not know all that insane s**t Ms. Bardot stood for,” Roan wrote

President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One on Nov. 30, 2025. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

US carries out first strike in Venezuela

Garrett Owen

Trump said he knows "exactly" who is responsible for the strike, but refused to give details

Is there a MAGA divorce in progress? Trump has now publicly called out Rep. Greene for her views on Epstein and endorsed her opponent in the primary. She's standing firm. (ELIJAH NOUVELAGE / Contributor / Getty Images))

Trump vexed by "friends" in Epstein docs

Garrett Owen

In a new interview, MTG claims Trump revealed his reason for slow-walking the documents

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